MELBOURNE - Feb 18/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation A trough of low pressure will move across the State today as the next high pressure system forms south of the Bight. The high will move slowly southeastwards on Monday and Tuesday and will direct a southeast to southerly airflow across Victoria. On Wednesday, the high will pass to the south of Tasmania. Forecast for the rest of SundayIsolated showers and possible thunderstorms, more widespread about the eastern ranges during the afternoon. Mild near the coast, but warmer inland. Light winds at first, but moderate southwest to southerly winds gradually extending from the west.Fire Danger - Low to moderate in the east, moderate to high in the west reaching very high in the northwest.Monday 20 FebruaryScattered showers or drizzle over southern and mountain areas, but fine and mostly sunny over the northern plains. Mild near the coast but warmer inland with moderate to locally fresh southerly winds.Tuesday 21 FebruaryIsolated showers in the south contracting eastwards during the afternoon. Fine and mostly sunny over the north. Mild near the coast but warmer inland with moderate to locally fresh southerly winds.Wednesday 22 FebruaryFine apart from isolated showers and thunderstorms over the northeast and local morning showers about the central coast. Mild near the coast, but warm inland with light to moderate east to southeast winds, freshening along the coast during the afternoon.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Sunday.Product IDV10310 Weather & WarningsAustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaWarnings SummaryForecastsMelbourne ForecastVic. Forecast Areas MapObservationsMelbourne ObservationsAll Victorian ObservationsRainfall & River ConditionsQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern TerritoryAntarcticGlobal National Weather Services Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings Agriculture Marine and Ocean UV Protection WARNINGS | WATER | CLIMATE Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warnings UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Radar Maps Forecast Explorer™ NSW & ACT | VIC | TAS Rainfall Forecasts Climate Data Online Water Storage National Weather Services Marine & Ocean Water and the Land Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers | Sitemap | Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Learn About Meteorology This page was created at 01:30 on Sunday 19 February 2012 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2012, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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